Weather

Cold warnings to be followed by snow and early week warm-up

Following the end of the nearly week-long extreme-cold warning residents of the northern grain belt are going to need their snow shovels.Starting Friday and heading into Saturday, Environment Canada i...

Jan 17, 2020 Environment Canada is predicting a dramatic increase in temperature by early next week. (file photo/Olga Viakter)

Creatures of Prince Albert National Park find fascinating ways to endure bitter temperatures

Animals of the Prince Albert National Park may not be able to run inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, but they have found ways to stay warm during the colder parts of winter.According to A...

Jan 16, 2020 Black-capped chickadees have evolved to increase their memory during the winter to remember where stored food is hidden. (Photo 141901672 © Marilyn Gould - Dreamstime.com)

Cold weather increases risks of frostbite, hypothermia

Exposure to the frigid temperatures we are experiencing could lead to frostbite or hypothermia.Temperatures are expected to remain well below normal over the coming days, and wind chills could lead to...

Jan 15, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Cold weather increases risks of frostbite, hypothermia

Exposure to the frigid temperatures we are experiencing could lead to frostbite or hypothermia.Temperatures are expected to remain well below normal over the coming days, and wind chills could lead to...

Jan 15, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Saskatoon SPCA shares tips for pets in the cold weather

During these extremely cold winter months, it's important to keep an eye on your furry friends.Jasmine Hanson, the communications co-ordinator of the Saskatoon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...

Jan 15, 2020 There are a few things to remember with your pets when temperatures dip into the extreme cold values. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

SaskPower experiences brief outage Wednesday morning in Prince Albert

SaskPower has determined what caused the power outage early-Wednesday morning."There was an issue with a transformer at a substation. It's not entirely clear what caused the issue but it's possible th...

Jan 15, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Windchills will blast west-central Saskatchewan this week

The daytime high for the North Pole is projected to be -26 Celsius on Monday and Prince Albert, Sask. is only going to be two degrees warmer with a daytime high of -24 C.Out of the cooler, into the de...

Jan 13, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

A snowy weekend gives way to frigid temperatures

We've had the snow, and now the cold weather is here to stay for the next week.Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang told northeastNOW that it is difficult for them to calcula...

Jan 13, 2020 The cold weather returns with a vengeance this week (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Natural gas usage records could fall during cold snap

The temperatures have plunged to their lowest so far this winter.The province's natural gas utility said they would not be shocked if new records are hit in gas consumption over this cold snap."It's n...

Jan 10, 2020 Temperatures have fallen to the lowest so far this winter. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Prince Albert residents face unpleasant conditions

Like other parts of the province, Prince Albert experienced extreme cold temperatures Friday.According to Environment Canada, P.A. had a windchill of -40 C early morning and -34 C for the afternoon.Me...

Jan 10, 2020 P.A. residents try to stay warm in extreme cold temperatures. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)